According to reports, Konami is said to be considering the possibility of bringing the Silent Hill series to modern gaming consoles. This information surfaced in one of the five brief documentaries released by Konami on YouTube, coinciding with the unexpected drop of The Short Message.
In the fourth video of the series, a level designer who contributed to the much-anticipated and long-rumored playable teaser disclosed that Konami had initially approached Hexadrive, a studio known for its work on porting older games. Hexadrive had transitioned to assisting an internal Konami team in developing The Short Message and was approached by Konami about the potential of porting the Silent Hill series.
Rika Miyatani, the level design director at Hexadrive, mentioned that their studio became involved with Konami after an unsuccessful pitch to lead the Silent Hill 2 Remake. Despite Konami choosing Polish horror developer Bloober Team for the remake, Miyatani revealed that Konami revisited Hexadrive six months later to discuss The Short Message.
During internal discussions, Miyatani expressed the team’s desire for a Silent Hill remake tailored for current-gen consoles. Although the specifics of which original Silent Hill titles were being considered for porting were not disclosed, Miyatani’s remarks were featured in Konami’s officially sanctioned documentary series.
If this information is accurate, it wouldn’t be the first attempt by Konami to revitalize the original Silent Hill games. In 2012, during Konami’s self-proclaimed “Summer of Silent Hill,” the publisher collaborated with Hijinx Studios to bring Silent Hill 2 and 3 to PS3 and Xbox 360.
However, this effort faced challenges such as missing source code and the decision to record new voice work, leading to a subpar outcome with unusual character appearances and occasional frame rate issues.
There has been no official confirmation from Konami regarding the potential porting of the Silent Hill series to current-gen systems.
The recently revealed Silent Hill: The Short Message, described as Konami’s contemporary psychological horror spin on the long-dormant series, was officially introduced during the State of Play event. Efforts to obtain a comment from Konami are underway, and any updates will be provided once received.
